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标 题: NYtimes: Li Beats Schiavone: French Open Women’s Final
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jun 4 12:14:06 2011, 美东)
http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/live-soon-wome
Li Na, a 29-year-old from Wuhan, China, became the first man or woman from
Asia to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday, beating defending
champion Francesca Schiavone from Italy, 6-4, 7-6(0). Li, cool and calm as
she won point after point in the second-set tiebreaker, fell onto her back
when Schiavone’s last shot landed long.
The crowd at Court Philippe Chatrier began the day decidedly rooting for
Schiavone but slowly turned its support to Li, who matched her well-known
power with surprising speed and grace.
Li, whose ranking will rise to a career-high No. 4 on Monday, has made the
finals of the past two Grand Slams. But winning at Roland Garros was a far
bigger surprise, since clay is her least-favorite surface. But Li looked
like a veteran on the slippery surface, chasing down Schiavone’s array of
shots and firing precision two-handed backhands to the inside edges of all
the lines.
The question now broadens to the after-effect for tennis. Tens of millions
were expected to watch the match on television, and Li — already a
household name and face — may have provided the impetus for a new
revolution. |
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